Legacy Challenge stories

[Zootyzoot]

I don't know how many of you are doing this, but I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread where people can tell stories about their Legacy Challenge families. If noone's doing it then I'm sorry for cluttering up the forum :).
If you don't know about Legacy Challenge:

The challenge: Make a family the strongest it can be over 10 generations.
The rules: Start with a single adult sim made with the create-a-sim or bodyshop, male or female. Pick any aspiration. Assign personality points as you want.

Start the family on an empty 5X5 Lot.
When you marry or move sims in, you may only marry or move in townies or NPCs.
Children may move out if you want but you must keep at least one child in the home to continue the legacy.

When children grow into teenager and you are asked to pick an aspiration, roll a six sided dice
1: Wealth
2: Knowledge
3: Family
4: Romance
5: Popularity
6: Pick one yourself

This is to give some challenges and variety as you play through the generations.

The 10th generation child must be able to trace family back up to the original sim by blood.

You may NOT turn ageing off
You may use the elixir of life, but use caution, as you may suffer the jump bug.
You may use any other normal asperation reward objects.
You may NOT use any kinds of cheats or mood trainers.
You may NOT use any "special" objects such as the platinum-maxing painting.
You may use any maxis-made objects, and any 3rd party skins/wallpapers/floors etc.
You may NOT use the new twins or abduction patches.

No reloading after bad events (bad chance cards or accidental deaths)
Restarting after a bad bug or a glitch IS allowed. Just as useing the move_objects cheat is allowed for bugged objects.

Should you be unfortunate enough to have your entire lot bugged, starting the entire challege over again is okay. I would reccomend uploading your legacy lots to the sims 2, so if a horrid bug or glitch forces you to start over again, you can just download your own lot and start again from there.

At the end of the challenge (10 generations or after the family line is broken) score your family on the following terms.

1. 1 point for each generation reached (max 10)
2. 1 point for each $100,000 in net worth the family has (round your current net worth up)
3. 1 point for each PLATINUM grave on the lot
4. 1/3 point for each family friend the family has at the end. (round spare 1/3s down)
5. 1 point every time a sim fulfills an 'impossible' want (a want scoring 30,000 points or more, limit one per sim per want. There are other wants that also count for this, like "have 10 children" I'll try to post a complete list of them soon.)
6. -1 point every time a household member drops into aspirational failure, requiring a visit from the sim shrink.
7. -2 points for every inter-bred birth in the family.

Special Bonuses.
1. 2 points if all 10 career reward objects are on the lot (One time only)
2. 1 point for each different type of NPC that you have children with over the whole legacy.
3. 1 point for each different color ghost you have on the lot at the end.
4. -2 points for each visitor that dies on your lot.
5. 1 point for each alien born on the lot (1st generation aliens only, children of aliens don't count, unless it's by abduction)
6. 2 points if the birth that brings in the last generation is twins.
7. 2 points if you can get two social bunnies to have romantic interactions on the lot (One time only)
8. 2 points if the ghosts on your lot can acess your sims.
9. *NEW* 2 points if you manage to collect ALL the different types of ghosts on the lot

I thought it was a Maxis thing at first but it was made up by a person called Pinstar. It's an amazing phenomenon in the Sims 2 community, so many people are doing it and there are so many enormous threads on so many websites devoted to it. Pinstar has even been interviewed by Maxis (http://thesims2.ea.com/community/interview_legacychallenge.php)!

[Kristalrose]

I'm playing with my buddies at @forumz. Here's mine so far.


Family Name: Legacy (Duh!)
1st Generation: Eve, a knowledge Sim
Married: Brandon, the good looking Scotsman, a romance sim.
Children: Abel and Lilith

Abel was abducted by aliens and impregnated. He died while pregnant, on the heels of his mother's death. Abel was a family sim, and couldn't stand the loss of his Mom, I think. He went to bed after greiving for a loooonnnng time, and didn't wake up in time to eat. He starved to death. Both Eve and Brandon died with golden headstones. Eve went 1st at 69 days. Brandon then moved in one of the townies he'd been having an affair with, Sandy Bunty. Sandy was just hanging around, being a pest and coming on to Remington the maid, when Brandon died at 70 days and took her to the grave with him by scarring the life litterally out of her. Lilith was quite happy with all this. The bad-girl goth teenager (who was working quite well in the criminal career, btw), had a special friendship with Remington. He was with her when she celebrated her birthday and became an adult. With one "come-hither" from Lilith, Remington was madly in love, and the two got married.

2nd Generation:Lilith, a Wealth Sim
Spouse: Remington, the maid, a family sim
Children: Sarah, Rachel, and Noah

Lilith continued her life of crime happilly until the wrong choice on a "chance card" made her loose her career. (grumble, grumble.) She's also a talented painter. All three children are very creative, they spend the majority of their time playing the piano. Remington started flirting with the new maid, Don. They were having a torrid affair while Lilith was at work. Remington also enjoied a healthy career as a cook. Lilith had a very strong desire to put her children into private school, and so she chatted up headmaster Vince more than usual. Vince became enchanted with her and began calling her every day. Last night Lilith came home just in time to catch Remington and Don in their underwear kissing in her bedroom! Well, as you can just guess, that was the end of their marriage. Remington is out, and Headmaster Vince is in. Lilith becomes an elder in 2 days. Both Rachel and Sarah are teenagers. Rachel is a romance sim, and Sarah is a knowledge sim. Sarah keeps chatting up the gardener, Leo, and a friendship is forming. Noah has blonde hair and looks a lot like his Dad.

I made a story about the rise and fall of Lilith and Remington's marriage.
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/story_detail.php?asset_id=9451&asset_type=story&user_id=124521

I must say that I have had a ball playing this game. It is more fun when people post their updates and their stories. It's not about the points, but more about the experience of having a family last through the generations. If you are thinking about playing, do it!!! :)

[Zootyzoot]

D'you think it's worth having a Legacy thread here, or is it better to stick to posting on thesims.com and other already-existing Legacy places? I quite like the idea of the WorldSims forum community's own nook for Legacy Challenge if enough people want to participate.

Here's my story. I haven't got that far because I don't play on the game very often because I don't own the laptop on which I play it, so whenever it gets lent to me it's like getting the Sims 2 new all over again and it consumes my life.

I made the Coniferous family originally in order to spread the new genetics I made, but have decided to have it as my Legacy family, even though it doesn't really abide by the rules. But I'm not that interested in playing the game as such, it just inspired me to play with this family in a different way to the way I was playing them originally. The starting mother and father (Herzegovnia and Lucyferous) are family Sims made with the intention of fulfilling the '10 children' uberwant. But I became very fond of them (as happens so often in this game!) and now they are one of my main families. Thier first child was a girl called Felicita (inspired by my cousin, who wants to be a feliciter (i.e. someone who makes other people happy ('felicity' meaning 'great happiness') when she grows up). As soon as she became a toddler they had Efrim-Jo and then Persia, both boys. Felicita is now an adult and was made pregnant by the rogue Family-Sim of the neighbourhood, Herth. She is soon to have her first child. Efrim-Jo is a Romance-Sim teenager, and Persia is still a child. Felicita isn't going to move out because I want her to look after her siblings as well as having her children looked after by her parents and siblings. So I am making an enormous extended family living in one big house, which is immensely satisfying as well as giving me a warm, fuzzy feeling. I'm really looking forward to having generations and generations for my Sims to look back on, and bring up the families of Lucyferous and Herzegovnia's great great great great great great great grandchildren (i.e., the tenth generation) in the same house they lived in :).

[mangrovejane]

D'you think it's worth having a Legacy thread here, or is it better to stick to posting on thesims.com and other already-existing Legacy places? I quite like the idea of the WorldSims forum community's own nook for Legacy Challenge if enough people want to participate.

I, for one, am glad you put this here. I had wondered about the rules of the challenge. I just sorta made up my own rules and started a legacy family of my own so I could get over my own fear of my sims finally dying. (Note: I haven't made it to the death stage yet for my lovely first sims legacy family. I started a new one once they got to elder. :rolleyes: ) I just get so darn fond of them. I didn't realise however, that you were supposed to partner up with a townie. I have played more like Zooty Zoot and created my own characters but I have done it without cheats. Moving them through thier lives really does make for different gameplay. I'll post back again when one of my first generation finally goes to sim heaven. It'll be a sad sad day... :cry:

[MusicAddict]

Ha ha, that's what I'm terrified of too. I don't want my sims to die!!!!! NOOO! I've even been hesitant to have this woman fulfill her "saved from death" want, because there's a chance that she won't be... and then.... she'll be gone!!! This is precisely why I have so many families in my neighborhood. So I can leave when my sims get too old, ha ha. :p

[Zootyzoot]

I'm finding the best way to get over this is having my Sims live in an extended family. Playing ageing elders living alone is sort of depressing, but having them live with their children and grandchildren in one big family is much more fun, and somehow makes their deaths less sad because of the lively family they leave behind. Also it's heartwarming to see elders interacting with and looking after their granchildren as a part of the household :).

[Kristalrose]

Ha ha, that's what I'm terrified of too. I don't want my sims to die!!!!! NOOO! I've even been hesitant to have this woman fulfill her "saved from death" want, because there's a chance that she won't be... and then.... she'll be gone!!! This is precisely why I have so many families in my neighborhood. So I can leave when my sims get too old, ha ha. :p

Do it!!! They are never really gone, you know, as long as you keep their headstones. ;) They constantly haunt you!

[Zootyzoot]

Oh! Felicita has had a baby girl called Chombee, and her mother has given birth to twin girls, Moxicei and Mischa! So now I have three baby girls to look after, and eight in the family! Noone will be able to get pregnant until Efrim-Jo becomes a teenager and moves out. I will have to sustain them all with Elixir of Life until then :).

[Angelyne]

Remington started flirting with the new maid, Don. They were having a torrid affair while Lilith was at work. Remington also enjoied a healthy career as a cook. Lilith had a very strong desire to put her children into private school, and so she chatted up headmaster Vince more than usual. Vince became enchanted with her and bRemington started flirting with the new maid, Don. They were having a torrid affair while Lilith was at work. Remington also enjoied a healthy career as a cook. Lilith had a very strong desire to put her children into private school, and so she chatted up headmaster Vince more than usual. Vince became enchanted with her and began calling her every day. Last night Lilith came home just in time to catch Remington and Don in their underwear kissing in her bedroom! Well, as you can just guess, that was the end of their marriage. Remington is out, and Headmaster Vince is in. Lilith becomes an elder in 2 days. Both Rachel and Sarah are teenagers. Rachel is a romance sim, and Sarah is a knowledge sim. Sarah keeps chatting up the gardener, Leo, and a friendship is forming. Noah has blonde hair and looks a lot like his Dadegan calling her every day. Last night Lilith came home just in time to catch Remington and Don in their underwear kissing in her bedroom! Well, as you can just guess, that was the end of their marriage. Remington is out, and Headmaster Vince is in.
I have a question. Does all this happen on it's own or do you nudge things along. I confess I micro-manage my sims a lot, so there aren't many unforeseen events. Do affairs happen on their own? I've never had a sims fall in love on their own yet, I've always had to nudge things by choosing certain interactions.

[Kristalrose]

I have a question. Does all this happen on it's own or do you nudge things along. I confess I micro-manage my sims a lot, so there aren't many unforeseen events. Do affairs happen on their own? I've never had a sims fall in love on their own yet, I've always had to nudge things by choosing certain interactions.
:p I kindof give it a nudge from time to time. I see that there might be a spark between sims, and then I help it along.

For example, Remington kept wanting to talk to Don, be friends with Don, ect.

And Lilith was just talking to Vince to keep his friendship, he fell in love all on his own.

He's moved into the house now, and getting friendly with teenaged Rachel. Lilith is about to kick off, so I'm wondering if Rachel can have a relationship with Vince?? Vince never married Lilith, he's just there.

[person123]

hmm...i can never manage a good legacy family. i always end up using "aging off" and i feel bad about it, and i say, "just 'till she finds a husband", "just she gets her first kiss", "just 'till he gets his grades up". i end up having immortal sims, just like in sims 1... i also get so scared when a sim dies from something other than age, so i just don't save...oh well. how do you get them to be...homosexual??? i was just experimenting one day and made 2 women with compatible signs that lived next door to each other, and they just didn't hit it off. the only way i could get a good homosexual relationship going along is if i made them married when i made the family. haha, but your story was really funny.

[Zootyzoot]

how do you get them to be...homosexual???
All Sims are utterly bi with a slight leaning towards the opposite sex. You make two Sims of the same sex have a romantic relationship in exactly the same way you get two Sims of different sexes to have one.

As for the 'ageing off' problem - you'll just have to be brave, I'm afraid :p! It's surprisingly rewarding to allow Sims to age and die, even though you might not want them to. The way you play the game is of course up to you, but I would reccommend not using 'ageing off' on maybe just one of your families and see how it feels. Having your Sims have families, grow old and die, and watching your famlilies go through the generations, is one of the most satisfying and heartwarming things about the game. Face your fears, person123!

[SaiyanPrincessRa]

Gawd, sounds like a lot of hassle to me, sooooo many rules and stuff, then again im just new to ts2 so....

[person123]

haha, thanks. some of my families i leave aging on, but they all end up dying without any kids and stuff. i guess i'm just not good at playing. my brother is always able to keep his sims' aspiration meter at atleast gold.

[Zootyzoot]

sounds like a lot of hassle to me, sooooo many rules and stuff
Yeah. I'm interpreting them more as guidelines, or ideas for ways to play the game.

The latest on my Legacy family: Persia has grown into a sweet looking teenager, and Chombee has grown into a child. She's really grouchy - only has one point in the Nice personality bar. Should I keep her as a sort of family grouch (the rest of the family are bursting with Nice points), or should I encourage her to be nice?

[Melara]

I've started the Legacy family thing, with only one little cheat on my part :) I moved my Sim Ariel into an already existing house property that was larger than 5x5. I just like big houses, I guess. Saves having to slap on additions or worse, moving in case the family gets bigger than expected. Right now, she wants to get engaged to Gary and I'm planning on only two kids, but we'll see what happens!

[Zootyzoot]

Good (or bad, depending on what you prefer ;)) luck with your Legacy!

[Melara]

ROFL! How quickly things happened! Gary and Ariel did indeed get married. They had a huge wedding bash and everything, that was a roaring success. And their very first night together, Ariel got pregnant.

Now, apparently Gary is a romance Sim, cuz barely did Ariel start to show than he was sniffing around the maid's skirts. He's risking life and limb by cuddling and smooching the maid in the hot-tub while his wife is upstairs blissfully asleep. I have a feeling she's going to catch him eventually...that should be fun to watch.

At any rate, Ariel had a little boy, Benjamin. He got her eyes :) The day he was born Gary started poking about with the telescope, and knowing he was cheating on Ariel, I murmured something along the lines of 'if there's any justice in the universe...' and sure enough, here comes the buzzy little UFO. So now Gary is expecting their second child! Oy!

[J. M. Pescado]

Yeah. I'm interpreting them more as guidelines, or ideas for ways to play the game.

The latest on my Legacy family: Persia has grown into a sweet looking teenager, and Chombee has grown into a child. She's really grouchy - only has one point in the Nice personality bar. Should I keep her as a sort of family grouch (the rest of the family are bursting with Nice points), or should I encourage her to be nice?
GROUCHY! Nice sims are wussies who cry whenever anyone insults them. Grouchy is totally the way to go. Knowledge sims have the easiest scoring "impossible" want, so if you want that, just for for Knowledge sims. A good throwing grip on your d6 makes this a pretty trivial exercise.

[Cyricc]

GROUCHY! Nice sims are wussies who cry whenever anyone insults them. Grouchy is totally the way to go. Knowledge sims have the easiest scoring "impossible" want, so if you want that, just for for Knowledge sims. A good throwing grip on your d6 makes this a pretty trivial exercise.
And once you fulfill that with Knowledge sims, you can do the lose-a-skill-point thing to get it all over again! It's a well of bottomless points. Evil, evil cheating... but hey, it works.

Anyway, I don't think I'd ever have to time or dedication to actually try something like this. How long does it take? It would be cool if someone actually timed the playsessions playing this from start to finish.

[Kristalrose]

Well, I've been playing it since the end of Nov. I guess, and I'm up to my 4th generation. But, I had to start over after I had that neighborhood crash, and I had already worked my way up to the 3rd generation.


Sarah married Leo the Gardener and had a baby girl, named Mary. Mary looks like Leo. I guess that my orginial sim's lavender eyes (the only custom genetic I ever made! I wanted it passed down!) is now gone to the ages, and the NPC's boring standard eyes are going to rule the gene pool. :(

[person123]

hmm, i got a pretty good legacy story started. i started with Sarah Legacy. she's an aquarius. she got a job in the culinary career(Dishwasher) and has been promoted to Hostess. then she met Alex Generics(i dunno, i couldn't think of a good name, and i accidentally typed R instead of T). he's a capricorn, so they naturally bonded. she kissed him, and asked him to move in, and then he proposed to her, and then, since it was still light out and Sarah had the day off, they had a quick wedding ceremony, then took a nap, then went on their honeymoon. after they came back, they tried for a baby, but no lullaby, so they tried again, and it worked!! she got her maternity leave a day later, and now they're just waiting for the baby to come. by the way, alex doesn't have a job, but we really don't need another person with a job as he brought in 19,000 simoleans when he moved in. so...yeah. i'll post updates.

by the way, you're probably wondering why i'm here now, since normally i'd be at school, well i have a fever, so...yeah.(as you can see, that's my favorite expression.)

[Zootyzoot]

Latest from the Coniferouses: Felicita has moved out with Chombee to allow space for more babymaking (there were 8 in the family and I want to fulfill the 10 children hyperwant). She and Herth, who has temporarily abandoned his wife Chosledei and their toddler (though given the amount of times she's done that to him, I'm sure she won't mind too much. Her parents live with them so she's not all alone) are now living together in MikeInside's Lakrid house (if you want beautiful downloadable houses and lucid building tutorials to make wonderful things, go to his website http://mikeinside.illusionfxnet.com/sims2/ ! Be very cautious about the forums though, as there is some non-'T for Teen' content on them). I have decided to keep Chombee grouchy because she makes an interesting contrast with the rest of the family. Felicita and Herth have had another baby, Aiko, and Chombee is in Private School. Herth is making friends with Tronfan, wife of a Hammoman cultist, and may well be having a fruitful affair with her soon (I want to fulfill the 10 children want with Herth, too). I'm planning on moving Felicita and Chombee back in with her parents once they've had their ten children and are elders, which is when Herth'll move back with Chosledei, too.

[Melara]

Update on mine:

Ariel did indeed catch Gary cheating, THREE TIMES, and got very upset. Her meter for him went clear down to -100. She started treating him like he was as stranger, refusing to even sleep in the same bed with him. He seemed oblivious that anything was wrong. He kept popping up with wants to talk to her, flirt with her, and his love meter barely went down.

Well, I kept things as calm as possible for a while. Benjamin grew into a kid and Bohbah (the little girl alien that Gary finally gave birth too) grew into a toddler, and I wanted her to be at least a kid before giving Gary the boot. Finally, she had her birthday and became a kid, and Ariel gave Gary a bit of a smacking around. It was so funny. He was in the bathroom using the facilities and she came in and started cracking her fingers and punching her palm, all ready to go WWF on his butt. And she sure did! She totally whooped his butt and he slunk out, cried a bit, then found a new home. So they're divorced, and of course the kids were devestated (for all of ten seconds).

Of course, as soon as they broke up Ariel had a break DOWN. She flopped down onto the ground and started going nuts until the flying doctor showed up and made her act like a gorilla. As soon as she was cured she wanted to get married again and have a baby, even started playing with a flour sack. But at only five days till being an elder I think her chances of having another baby are slim to none. Though she does have a marriage prospect in the works already...Curtis.

So we'll see what happens :)

[person123]

YAY!!! sarah has given birth to a healthy little baby boy named Eric Legacy!!! i can't wait for him to grow into a toddler so i can teach him all his stuff!! and alex got a job as a...dishwasher? i don't remember, but he got a job. i was starting to realize that we weren't making enough money because i wasn't even able to build a nursery for Eric(he's sleeping in the livingroom so far), so...yeah.

[aharris]

I've been playing a legacy game of a different sort. I have 8 families in the neighborhood. Each started as a young couple. I created each sim completely randomly, assigning both personality points and aspirations randomly (my fav was the shy money sim who entered the corporate world and had to make friends). I play each family for three sim days at a time, 8am to 8am.

I don't get to play as often or for very long at any one time, so my game, despite being started as soon as I got the game installed in October, is just now getting to the second generation with the first grandchild one the way as of yesterday.

My families are:

1. The deCastries - Gustave (popularity sim) was a private in the army when he met Shoko (romance sim) working at a Japanese bathhouse in Okinawa. After one "special massage," it was love at first sight. After the two married, Gustave was transferred back to the US, and the two took up residence in my neighborhood. Currently, both are seniors. Gustave retired as a Commander while Shoko is still trying to max out her Slacker track. They have two kids, Kellsey and Jacques. The third child in the house, Shuying, is actually the child of Shoko and nextdoor neighbor, Vincent Mwakesi. Jacques has a good relationship going with Raenon Wyndham. Despite the obvious infidelity of his wife, Gustave continues to be a good father to all three kids although the older two are slightly hostile to Shuying because they both caught their mom in bed with their youngest sister's father after school one day. Kellsey grew up to have the Knowledge aspiration, and she just married and moved in with long-time boyfriend Alberto Zurbaran yesterday. The couple had an excellent honeymoon and are already expecting their first child.

2. The de Vaux - Damien was a pirate raiding ships for the French navy when a fateful trip through the Bermuda Triangle whisked him off to modern America. He met Dolores in a little town in southern Arizona, and she helped him to fit in. In the process, the two fell deeply in love and got married. Damien (popularity ? sim) joined the army while Dolores (family sim) got into law enforcement. Along the way, the two had two gorgeous daughters that might as well be twins. Emmanuelle (popularity sim) is on the verge of growing up and bids fair to marry her long-time boy friend, Flannen Wyndham. The younger girl, Lilia (knowledge sim), plays a lot of piano and is currently entranced by one of the local bad boys, Phoenix Zurbaran.

3. The Mwakesi - Vincent was the man on his college basketball team. Caroline (popularity sim) was the hottest cheerleader on the squad. It seemed only natural that these two would hit it off. When college was done, Vincent got drafted to play for the Llamas, and he moved Caroline, his new wife, to the burbs. Pro life is full of temptations for Vincent (romance sim), and with green-eyed Japanese hottie Shoko next door, things get even tougher at home. Still, even into his old age, Vincent has manged to keep his marriage strong and juggle affairs with both Shoko and Kaylynn the maid. Caroline and Vincent have two children, Jack and Ulicia. Jack knows that his father has been carrying on the affair with the maid although he seems to blaim the maid more than his father. Jack (I forget his aspiration right off the top of my head) is the local party boy. Everyone wants to go out or sneak out with him, but Jack is very devoted and loyal to his girlfriend, Fataneh Yimaz. Ulicia, strangely enough, is pretty good friends with the neighbor girl, Shuying, and neither seems to have noticed any resemblance. Both girls may have a falling out as they are both currently trying to catch the eys of another boy in the neighborhood, Archer Neuner.

4. The Neuner - The Neuners are new in town having replaced my only failed family out fo the first eight. Dr. Regimius Neuner has made his early career out of studying the social interactions between the members of primitive tribes. As Archer has grown into boyhood, Xenokleia impressed him the need for their son to grow up in "normal" surroundings. Dr. Neuner decided to relocate his family, but onyl because he had hit upon the idea for the next great social study. He wants to compare how social interactions change based upon the society of the interacties. In other words, does suburban life alter social interactions as opposed to primitive life. To facilitate his research, he needs a subject raised exclusively within the confines of the suburban community in question. This would be Subject A, called Myles by the rest of the family. He has already been able to observe the neighborhood support network (Xenokleia lost her job), and he has noticed strange notions creeping into his son's head like the belief in extraterrestrials. He has also noticed the strong facial resemblance between Shuying and Ulicia who are both always hanging out at his house and vying for Archer's attention.

5. Sigvaldsen - Jesper (family sim) and Gerda (money sim) are both of Scandinavian descent. They tired of the high tax rates of their own countries and moved to the US in order to keep more of what they made. Jesper wanted the extra cash in order to provide good lives for his family. He immediately joined the army. Gerda just wanted to be rich, but she didn't want to get rich by hard work. She wanted to get rich quick. She fell into a life of crime. Even today, she is still one of the best cat-burglars around. The two had two beautiful daughters, Marlies and Isleen. These two could not be any more different. Marlies is quiet and good (family sim) where Isleen is outgoing and brazen (romance sim). Marlies has been waiting to grow up so that she can marry her one true love, Spencer Yimaz. Even grown up he is such a dream boat! Isleen tried early on to steal Spencer from her sister, but it didn't work. Now she contents herself with trying to ensnare every teenage boy in the neighborhood into her web.

6. Wyndham - Shandon (knowledge sim) was the son of wealthy parents who wanted to make it on his own. Corvinia (family sim) was the daughter of hippies who urged Shandon to stick up to his family and make it on his own. To date, Shandon and Corvinia are the patriarch and matriarch of the most successful famiy in the neighborhood. The Wyndhams have four children: grown son Flannen (family sim), daughter Raenon (money sim), and the twins, Tiberius and Taveon. Flannen is hopelessly in love with Emmanuelle de Vaux. His bankroll isn't impressive as he spent more time at home raising his siblings than he did in finding a job, but he feels ready to step up and be a father when the time comes. Raenon is losing her heart to Jacques deCastries. It must be the big grey eyes. The twins are just strange.

7. The Yimaz - Izad and Sylvie met in Paris. Izad was a young Middle Eastern student studying abroad and Sylvie was a local girl studying business. Despite culteral and religious differences, the two fell deeply in love. They defied both families and eloped fleeing to the US to escape the difficult situation. Izad (knowledge sim) currently works as a top secret researcher even though he could have retired. Sylvie (family sim) climbed rather high on the corporate ladder and lasted long enough to give her son, Spencer, a big career boost before she retired. At first, the couple had trouble having children, so they adopted not long after arriving in their new home. That child was Spencer. Spencer is hard-working and hopelessly in love with Marlies Sigvaldsen even though he is quite a bit older than she. He works hard trying to claim an impressive salary so that he can support her in style when they finally do get married. Izad and Sylvie also have two natural children. Fataneh arrived not long after Spencer was adopted. Fataneh is currently wrapped up in her relationship with Jack Mwakesi. And last, they have a natural son named, Clive. Clive is one of the boys caught up in Isleen's feminine wiles.

8. The Zurbaran - This is now a very full house! Rodrigo and Vera are both of American descent. They are probably the couple with blandest back-story in the hood. Vera (knowledge sim) is a practicing medical specialist while Rodrigo (money sim) is the company President. Neither have yet retired from their busy work lives. Rodrigo and Vera had four children, three natural and one adopted. Unfortunately, a late pregnancy resulted in the last child, Petro, being born just as Vera was starting to get a little senile. One day, while she was potty training him, she just forgot what she was doing and trapped poor little Petro on his training toilet for days until the social worker rescued him (fortunately the patch fixed her, but not before the social worker repoed little Petro). Their oldest son, Alberto (knowledge sim) has just married his long-time girlfriend, Kellsey deCastries. The two have built a semi-private apartment onto the back of the family house, and if Kellsey's recent morning sickness is any indication, there will soon be a grandchild in the family! Vera and Rodrigo are beside themselves with joy. Like The Yimaz family, Vera and Rodrigo also adopted a boy to keep Alberto company. His name is Phoenix (romance sim) and he seems to be leading several of the neighborhood's girls on a marry chase although Lilia de Vaux seems to be his main squeeze. And after Phoenix was adopted, the couple had another child. This one was a girl they named Graciela. Graciela is very serious about everything in life.

[Zootyzoot]

Wow, aharris!

After being invaded by an army of repomen forcing them to move out and then in again (the game still went slow even after I deleted them all :(), the Coniferouses have settled back to babymaking once more. In East Hastings (the original family home, the one that got invaded) Lucyferous is pregnant with her sixth child. Mishca and Moxecei have finally grown into sweet little children, and run around the house playing cops and robbers all day. Over in Lakrid, Herth is currently conducting a thinly-veiled affair with one of the neighbourhood sluts, Anathapikinda Thakavelgnish, hoping she'll bear him his seventh child (I have the 10-children want locked). Chombee is doing very well in Private School, and comes home every day with an A+ (which I don't have to worry about now thanks to the patch :)). Yesterday she saw Herth flirting with Anathapikinda and burst into tears. Herth is clearly torn between the responsibility he feels for his existing families (Chosledei, Jo-Ya-Ya, Thesmii and Flying Cat Yokota-Plume, Theei and Time-Yo Tide, and Felicita, Chombee and Aiko Coniferous), and an overwhelming desire to knock up anything that moves.

[Kristalrose]

Wow, aharris, I wanna come live in your neighborhood! It sounds like a lot of fun. Very creative. :)

[aharris]

I got quite a bit of play time in yesterday.

Update: Flannen Wyndham got seriously tired of living with three younger siblings and dealing with his father's propensity for creating weird diseases with his Anthrax Jr. Designer Germ Factory (guy had an 8+ logic and still managed to infect himself almost every time he touched the thing). He moved into a cozy little bungalow and invited Emmanuelle over so that he could pop the question to her. She said yes and moved in. Now they're married with a baby named Shandon after his (deceased) grandfather. Their kids ought to have interesting noses considering that Flannen has a veritable beak on his face while Emmanuelle has a nose so snub it may as well not exist. Dare I hope their kids will have *gasp* normal noses?

Back at the Wyndham's main residence, Shandon Sr. finally concocts something his immune system can't beat, and he has become the first of my original 16 sims to shuffle off this mortal coil (sad since I used my husband's head for him). In addition, daughter Raenon has picked up the disease which will heretofore be known as Shandon's gastroenteritis or SGE for short. It causes violent purging, and in a shocking display of lack of hygiene in the daughter of two scientists, she yakked twice at boyfriend, Jacques', house before going out of the bathroom to make out with him for a solid half hour. Now, guess who suddenly has his own violent case of SGE?

[aharris]

Wow, aharris, I wanna come live in your neighborhood! It sounds like a lot of fun. Very creative. :)

It is so long as I don't have to go through too many cycles without changes to my families. I was getting a little bored here before the first round of teens started growing into adults. :)

[Angelyne]

Knowledge sims have the easiest scoring "impossible" want, so if you want that, just for for Knowledge sims. A good throwing grip on your d6 makes this a pretty trivial exercise.

And once you fulfill that with Knowledge sims, you can do the lose-a-skill-point thing to get it all over again! It's a well of bottomless points. Evil, evil cheating... but hey, it works.

Wow you guys totally lost me there. Could you elucidate for us (well at least me) common mortal

[Cyricc]

Wow you guys totally lost me there. Could you elucidate for us (well at least me) common mortal
We're basically talking about the Knowledge sims' "impossible" want, which is Maximise All Skills. It is the most finite and attainable ultimate Want. And if you lose a skill point so that skills are no longer maximised, they'll have a good chance of rerolling the Maximise want, so all you need to do is gain that one skillpoint back and Bam! you get credit for it again. Simply fulfill a few Fears, put on Thinking Cap, wait for the want to reappear, then regain that skill point.

[Lynet]

I have not posted here (or anywhere for that matter) before but decided to take on the Legacy challenge and have been really enjoying the stories. My own family seems quite boring by comparison, but I'll introduce them.

1st generation: Duke Sparrow (forgive me, it was so late at night), a family sim. He bought the 5x5 and scraped by until he wooed and married NPC Andrea Hogan II (red hair, a popularity sim). They adopted a child, Sadie, then had two boys, Marlon and Wynter. Sadie (fortune) grew into a beautiful young woman and moved in with NPC Mitch Enriquez (knowledge). They married and live next door. They now have an infant son, Diego. Red haired Marlon (fortune) is now an adult and cautiously befriending NPC Andrea Hogan III (blond.) Red haired Wynter is still a teenager, a very shy knowledge sim with his neatness line maxed. If I don't stop him, he devotes his days to weeding, trimming bushes, cleaning the bathrooms, wearing himself out before he gets his homework done. He's my favorite and I really hope there is a nice NPC in his future. Duke and Andrea are both over sixty days now, and still in love although Duke seems unusually fascinated with Tosha Go. ?? She must be a romance sim. Anyway, Duke has not yet retired from his position as Mayor (likes the helicopter ride.) His wife has retired from her job as SWAT team leader and now likes to visit with her daughter next door and the first grandchild in the family.

It occurred to me to have family members paint portraits of each other to hang in the family mansion. Mayor Sparrow now has his portrait hanging in the hall.

Are there an unlimited number of NPCs? Re-using a limited number of names?

I seem to have a glitch with my Sims2 CD and can't back into the game. ?? Do I have to buy a new CD?:disappointed: I'll test it on another computer before I do that.

[Lynet]

I've just learned that I was confused about NPCs. I just assumed that Non Player Character referred to all of the homeless Sims wondering thru town, whether it be Sandy Bruty or the Police person. NPCs, it seems, are the service people--police, maid, mail, etc. I can see why you get points for bringing them into the family. They're hard to keep around for conversation.

My computer is up and running, my CD works. Marlon Sparrow is engaged to (townie) Andrea Hogan III (popularity), who's moved in.

My 1st generation, Duke and Andrea Sparrow are 69 days old. I'm afraid Andrea Sparrow might die before she gets to throw the big party she's been dreaming of for ages. How long can they live without the green juice?

Still asking--are there an unlimited number of townies using a limited number of names? I'm engaged to the third Andrea Hogan townie.

Thanks

[Kristalrose]

NPC's are both the service people and the Townies. They are any Maxis-made Sim that you cannot control unless you marry/move in one. This does not, however, include the Sims like the Curious Brothers or the Pleasants or the Romeo/Juliet Sims that are pre-packaged with their own storylines. Those you can play because they are not "homeless." Any other Maxis Sim is free-game.


I do believe that the game will keep regerating sims and has a limited number of names for them. I have several Marylea's and Ivy's in my game. I also now have a new maid, a blonde named Pamela. I have married/killed off several maids, so I guess there was just too many houses for Lucy and the dark-skinned, blonde headed male maid to handle. LOL

[Flameangel]

Can you get a child NPC to move in with your family so you can get it to grow up so one of your sims can marry him/her/it (lol).

[Kristalrose]

Can you get a child NPC to move in with your family so you can get it to grow up so one of your sims can marry him/her/it (lol).

Not in the official rules, but on the board where I am playing we deicded it would be okay to use SimsPE to "grow up" a teenaged townie.

[Lynet]

There's a fair amount of talk in the Sims2 BBS about NPCs/Townies. That's where I read that Pinstar1161 considers them to be different. When you marry the "NPC" maid, she joins the family unemployed and has no friends, where as "townies" have jobs and friends. Anyway, I'm not after keeping points, just the challenge of keeping a family going for 10 generations. The townies/NPCs are interesting because you don't know anything about them and can't control them until you persuade them to move in. And the supply appears to be endless :grin: .

[darkstormyeve]

I have never fully understood the Legacy thing until I read this thread and it sounds great!

I have become bored the game, mainly because I can't think of anymore stories. Plus I am a heavy hack user so that probably doesn't help. I also have never let one of my sims turn into an elder.

But after reading Kristalrose's story, I am inspired!! Don't you think it makes the the world a small place when I am here in Australia and someone from another country has just inspired me to do something??

Tell me, do most people do the legacy thing in a new neighbourhood or do they do it in the existing three?

I am itching now to get home and try this!! Leave work early today perhaps...

[Flameangel]

It doesn't matter where you do it. I personally (lol) don't even play the pre-made neighborhoods I ONLY play my own.

[Kristalrose]

But after reading Kristalrose's story, I am inspired!! Don't you think it makes the the world a small place when I am here in Australia and someone from another country has just inspired me to do something??

Tell me, do most people do the legacy thing in a new neighbourhood or do they do it in the existing three?

I am itching now to get home and try this!! Leave work early today perhaps...

Awww, shucks! (blushes) Glad I could do it. :)

I put mine in the one I play all the time. That way they get a better opportunity to make friends with all the other Sims I created. It's just the control freak in me coming out, I guess.

I see I haven't updated you in a little while. When we last left the Legacy Family, Lilith was getting on, Sarah had married Leo the Gardener, and Rachel was making "friends" with her Mom's live in boyfriend Vince Walters the Headmaster. (Anyone else hear "Don't Stand So Close To Me" in their heads when I say that? Or is it just me? LOL) And Noah was a happy blonde-headed boy. When I get a chance this evening I'll post some more screenshots.

Rachel transitioned to adult and instead of finding work she spent her time ronancing deadbeat Vince. They had hours of fun in the hot tub with Lilith was out working hard. Finally, they got married, and Vince got a job as a politician. They now live in an entirely diffrent house, with their children Delilah and Jacob. Rachel has lost some of her sparks with Vince now that he too is an elder. She now has several boyfriends, namely John (the sim based on my husband, the cad!) and Luke Hicks.

Sarah's medical career is going well. (she's a knowledge sim). She is now an elder and a widow since Leo died in that horrible drowning accident. They only had one child, daughter Mary. Mary is a very pretty girl. Mary is a popularity sim and spends a lot of time visiting cousin Delilah. She has a boyfriend also, but not a NPC or a Townie. His name is Nickoli Vocklonovitch, the eldest son of my Russian family. Not sure what to do about that yet. I may allow her to marry him and then focus on Noah's children to cary on the Legacy.

Speaking of Noah, he grew up to be a family sim. He married firefighter Maura, a pretty red-head. He followed father Remington's footsteps and is working in the culinary field. Maura is an athelete. She had most of her skills maxed out!! So, if you are playing and are looking for a Sim to marry, she is a good one. They just had a daughter, Naomi.

I'm running out of girl's biblical names, and I'm only up to the 4th generation!!! The only ones I can think of now are names like Bathsheba, Ruth, and Esther!! Help!!!

[darkstormyeve]

Kristalrose,

Thanks for the update! I am really enjoying reading everyone's legacy challenge stories.

I started my own last night for the first time. Eve is her name (it seemed appropriate) and she has just asked Joe Carr to move in. He seems the best looking guy but I will play again tonight and get him to loose his Elvis hair. I didn't realise that he is a surgeon. Awesome! This is my first time playing without a money cheat so I'm doing thing tough. Eve is a knowledge sim and has just started a science career. I wanted her in medicine but alas she has to find a job ASAP and science was the only one going in the paper that day.

It has been hard trying to keep her happy, get some money to buy a bookshelf etc and romance a sim so that you can marry and breed before eldership approaches. I'm feeling a little rushed. Eve and Jos hadn't even woo hooed until he moved in. Now I don't know about her falling pregnant. Should we save some more money to build the extension to the house? But time is running out. Maybe Eve and Joe will only end up with one kid but be financially stable? Will this effect my legacy? Ahhhh...decisions decisions.

I bascially built a box for Eve with no floor, and ugly uncomfortable single bed and all the basics for kitchen and bathroom appliances. No wallpaper and no siding. Just one cheap blue entrance door. Hopefully things will start to look up with Joe's surgeon salary. $930 a day I think and Eve earns $380 per day. But if she has a baby, I want her to stay home. So all home improvements may have to be done while they are both working. Sounds like real life eh?

I have never posted pics before but I will have a play around tonight if people are interested in Eve's life.

Kristalrose, I keep a baby name book and the telephone directly next to the computer as I can never think of names for my sims.

Oh yeah, I also had two fires when Eve first started cooking but alas, it was Maura. No spunky fireman guy. Bugger. It seems all the male townie and Npc's are ugly. Anyone recommend any good ones?

[Kristalrose]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/kristalrose/snapshot_0ead2303_0ead24bb.jpg

Eve Legacy stands in front of her tiny shack.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/kristalrose/snapshot_0ead2303_cf0054b9.jpg

Lilith Legacy the day before she went to Paradise.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/kristalrose/snapshot_0ead2303_2ee2db26.jpg

Wedding of Sarah Legacy and Leo the Gardener. The wedding took place beside the pool where Leo later drowned. Rachel is the teenager in the cheerleading uniform.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/kristalrose/snapshot_0ead2303_eef305ea.jpg

Sarah Legacy takes a drink to steady her nerves after Leo dies. Daughter Mary mourns in the background.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/kristalrose/snapshot_8ef69ff1_6ef6a001.jpg

Vince celebrating daughter Delilah's birthday.

[darkstormyeve]

Looks good Kristalrose!

Eve Legacy's house looks simialr to my curent shack, bar the toilet stall. I didnt think of that. Anyways, my sim can't afford to feed visitors so stuff it if they can't use the bathroom in privacy. But now that she has married Joe, this will change. I will post my pics tomorrow if I get time to play tonight. Toddler and husband take up alot of my time in the evening.

[darkstormyeve]

Hi Guys!

I have started playing the Legacy challenge and even though I am not scoring, I am still playing by the rules.

For those of you playing, here's a little thing I have done but maybe you're doing it too.

I had my sim marry Lee the elder "repairman". He is old and with my sim I kept her youth with the elixir of life. Working him hard with lots of woo hooing and fixing stuff around the house, plus making him take a job really wore him out! He only lived nine sim days and then...bang! He died naturally and left my sim $30,000. Meanwhile she was bonking Amin Sims on the side, had his baby too which Lee thought was his (geez I'm mean) but thems the breaks!

So heartless simmers. Marry the elder NPC's, ride em hard then get the inheritance.

I also have found that townies are useless. They never have money or lots of skills. The NPC's however have lots of skills and are pretty se'f sufficient when they move in.

[Faktririjekt]

Question:

Do the children of the original Sim have to marry townies and NPCs, or do they get free choosing?

Family Name: (Can't Disclose 'Cause It's Mine)
1st Generation: Stefani (Me), a Family Sim
Married: Unmarried. I've found a semi-decent-looking candidate, though
Children: None, obviously! :p

[Kristalrose]

I believe, though I could be wrong, that the sims you plan on keeping on the lot must marry a townie or NPC. If you plan on letting them leave the lot and live out their little lives elsewhere, then they can marry whoever they want.

I have a sim, Mary, who is a teenager and has fallen in love with one of my in-game born sims, Nickoli. The two are going steady and totally happy. The only problem with this is that Mary was the Sim I was planning on continuing the "Legacy" with. So, I'm having a delimia: Let her marry Nick, or find her a new man. She is good friends with Mitch the fireman, so it's possible to hook them up. Or, I could wait until S2U comes out and let her fall in love with some boy on campus. (I wonder how S2U will change Legacy play?)

[Faktririjekt]

kk...well...is she right? :confused:

Edit:

Family Name: (Can't Disclose 'Cause It's Mine)
1st Generation: Stefani (Me), a Family Sim
Married: Sheldon Hanby, mailman
Children: None Yet...

[Lynet]

My family story continues :)

2nd generation: Marlon and Andrea married and now have three kids! Kiara, Alison and Neala. Alison and Neala are twins.

Also 2nd generation: Wynter fell hard for Dagmar, a blond mailwoman, and married her. She really didn't want to be married and have children (Romance aspirations) but couldn't resist either Wynter's good looks or the big, big house he lives in. She's not been a very loyal wife, flirting heavily with the maid, Remington, and various house guests.

Wynter's brother Marlon caught her in the act of kissing the maid and yelled at her but she just ignored him.

Wynter and Dagmar have one child, Sybil.

1st generation Duke and Andrea died at the same time, at 76. They now haunt the grounds and the house, frequently jumping out at their children and grandchildren, scaring them terribly. What a way for grandparents to behave!

I have eight people in the house now, Marlon with his wife and three kids, Wynter with his wife and one daughter. (Brother, it was chaos when the twins and Sybil were infants and toddlers all at the same time. I thought I'd lose my mind.)

I don't really know which of the four girls who make up the 3rd generation will stay to continue the legacy.

I'm going to try to attach pictures. :p Three babies, Kiara as a toddler, the ghost of grandma scaring Kiara.

[Flameangel]

OMG. I LOVE your house desighn! I always do same old same old yours is so lovely!

[Faktririjekt]

LOL, well, I've finally got to the 2nd Generation. Sheldon and I had a daughter, named Charlotte Stephani (I wanted her to be one of those rare girls who are named after their mothers). She's kinda' unsightly 'cause she's got a really fat face and little beady eyes like her dad, but...otherwise...she's okay. Her little brother and/or sister is due any time now, unfortunately and unfortunately for me, and fortunately and unfortunately for the Sim-me (She both wants a baby and FEARS getting a baby...hmmm...ah, well...I always knew I was insane...)

Problem for the REAL me is...I don't have money for so much as a single crib. Me, my hubby, and my daughter are living on $3,000-something Simoleons. Who knew you could hate vacation days?

Thanks to getting sick and having the two kids, she's got about 6 days off of work. That's 6 days that only the dad goes to work, and he gets paid, what, $100 or $200-something a day? NOT enough.

My tally chart's looking pretty pathetic right now, I've got 6 points total. But, ah well...I'm nowhere near Generation 10. So I'm good.

[aharris]

Good news for then. The vacation days mean that you will still get paid even if you don't go to work. If you watch, whent he game notifies you that you have used a vacation day, a white number for the amount of your salary will appear above the head of the one taking vacation and also added to your household account.

[Faktririjekt]

Well, I didn't have to, luckily. As soon as the new baby, Ariel, grew up to a toddler, my Simself got to go back to work! Yayness! :D :p

[the_bass]

I'm going to start mine tomorrow night :D I so can't wait, I have the rules printed out and everything :rolleyes:

[Flameangel]

Where could I find a page with the Official rules for a legacy. So that I could print it out?

[Faktririjekt]

yeah, yeah, I want one too! Please? Somebody?

[Flameangel]

Ok first. You can find the Official rules at http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=263244


Today I started my very own Legacy Family. Peg Pennington started out with VERY little. single bed,bathroom,table,couch,cooktop thingy and a fridge. since the lot was a 5x5 we had very little leftover cash. My sim Peg got a job as security officer and has just got wed to Anthony:bored: He only had 4,000$ to add to the family bank! I never thought a Legacy would be soooo hard. Newest update soooon.

[Faktririjekt]

you married...your first generation sim...to another guy? :ermm:

[Flameangel]

duh.... You start off with ONE sim by itself! How can you have kids without getting married?! Plus she got divorced cause she hated him and is currently dating somone new.

[Faktririjekt]

ohhh...I thought your original Sim was a guy. Sozsoz...lol :D :p :rolleyes:

[Flameangel]

Oh, LOL no it's a girl I shoulda started with a boy mind you....

[Faktririjekt]

Yeah, well, I'm thinking of trying it with a guy, because, for one, it was kinda' weird seeing my Simself's husband take my last name (honestly, how many husbands actually do that?), and because the female NPCs and townies are supposedly hotter than the males (I might as well marry a chipmunk if that's the case, lol :p ;))

[Flameangel]

Ya! Why are all the male NPC's gerks or nerds?! I was gonna get her to marry forrest but I have a different gal for him. Does the continue legacy sim HAVE TO MARRY AN NPC?

[Faktririjekt]

*sigh* I'm afraid so...I just hope I'm wrong. Because my Sim girl is halfway through her child stage, and she's ugly enough without combining genetics with some big-nosed freak with weird, sunken eyes...:tired:

[Flameangel]

LOL , I got my Legacy Sim (Peg) To marry the mail man. He's not bad looking and his skills were MAXED OUT! he was a popularity sim. The perfect husband. (that's my legacy update and a statement) Peg is currently ppregnant with a baby. Is there somthing you can do WITHOUT USING A CHEAT to make it more likly for twins? Somone said eat cookies as a snack or somthing....

[Faktririjekt]

Maxis has said there is no way to force twins. It is merely left to chance.

[Flameangel]

Oh well, that sucks.

[Faktririjekt]

yupyup. I used to think that was a load of bull, but I'm still using the 'speed up my pregnancy' thing, and haven't gotten another set of twins since my alien girls.

[Flameangel]

:( The game PROBABLY only does single boys (practiclly) Cause ALL of the NPC's girls are UGLY!:p

[Faktririjekt]

Save for Dagmar. She's who my new Legacy Sim is marrying. Shane Legacy, oh how original...:rolleyes:

[Flameangel]

Ok 2 things.

I started a Legacy family and they had a kid. I used NO cheats and NO mods! When the toddler grew up into a child the child (Skye) Only had 1 day left before he turned into a teenager! He had JUST turned into a child. Help?




2nd my kid got clothes iv'e never seen before not for sale either here's a pick of it.

[Faktririjekt]

The age thing is probably a bug, but maybe you should be grateful, you know? Less hassle. The clothes, however, are in C.A.S.

[Flameangel]

I'm not grateful with the age thing! as an experminmnt to see if it goes normal he is now an elder and about to die! I didn't save of course! would it be ok to use the multipainting mirror to reverse this effect?

[Faktririjekt]

how can he be an elder? he was about to become a teenager...

[Flameangel]

I continued playing to see what would happen, he turned into a teen then right away into and adult then instantly into an elder then 2 days later he died!I didn't save and left the game.

[Mirelly]

I got tired of my old legacy. It had gone sour after I cheated once too often.

I made a brand new hood and called it Williston. I made one sim in Body Shop and called her Sarah Willis and made her a knowledge sim and moved her into a Williston where she bought the largest plot and got a job in the medical profession ... she got friendly with NPC Benjamin Long (was it? I forget his second name) ... anyway I forbade myself any cheats. No reloads, not even moveobjects (except to remove stuck sims/objects and only after 24 sims hours have elapsed). I managed to screw up her promotion chain so I held her at specialist with 24 days left before going senior (used Elixir of life) so she could marry Benjamin ... mainly cos she was expecting his baby ... I set a rule about woohoo-ing. If the woohoo aspiration appears the sims must Try For a Baby :p

My other rules are as follows:



Each generation must have at least one child of each sex in it (or at least keep trying until death or overcrowding stops additions!).
Children may not move out until they reach university age. All children must go to university ... one must return -- hopefully this will be possible :p ;)
Each adult in the house must have a job and the job cannot be in the same path as the other adults.
Each child turning teen must be placed into the next aspiration around the clock ... thus: wealth : knowledge : family : romance : popularity. So with Sarah being knowledge her first child will be a family sim

[Flameangel]

mIRELLY what should i do about my problem?!

[Kristalrose]

Flameangel: Honey, don't know how to fix your bug. But, have to tell you that the outfit your little guy is wearing is the normal defult one my sim sons usually get when I don't have any boy clothes in their dresser.

Mirelly: Very cool rules. And I have never been able to catch Benjamin, so you did good. :) I think your sim looks very smart, and I love her clothes. Where did you get them? Share, girl, share! :cool:

[Mirelly]

Oh, Kristal darling! You are so going to be embarrassed ....

You told us here (http://forums.worldsims.org/showpost.php?p=72833&postcount=1) ROFL

That skirt/top was filed under Female > Adult > Casual.

I took loads from there. It's all seriously good stuff. :D

Oh ... BTW what is going on with Benjy's nose? It looks like he bought it from a Concorde yard sale! I'm hoping that his kids will be able to rescue their appearance with the plastic surgery machine at uni ... :o

[Flameangel]

.....:( :disappointed: no actually I don't know how to fix a bug. I used the mirror and put his age to normal so it doesn't matter anymore...

[Kristalrose]

Oh, Kristal darling! You are so going to be embarrassed ....

You told us here (http://forums.worldsims.org/showpost.php?p=72833&postcount=1) ROFL

That skirt/top was filed under Female > Adult > Casual.

I took loads from there. It's all seriously good stuff. :D

Oh, my!! LMAO!! I must have missed that one! I was looking at the old fashioned stuff

Oh ... BTW what is going on with Benjy's nose? It looks like he bought it from a Concorde yard sale! I'm hoping that his kids will be able to rescue their appearance with the plastic surgery machine at uni ... :o

Well, at least he's not as ugly as Remington. Even his grandchildren look just like him! Blah!!

[Flameangel]

LOL. I think all the game made sims are ugly unless you marry the mail man. Who has his skills maxed

[Faktririjekt]

No, no, even the mailman's ugly. BEYOND ugly, in fact. But yes, most of his skills are maxed when he moves in, that's the one good thing about him.

[Flameangel]

The mailman I married wasn't thet ugly. The one good looking guy is forrest. Did you notice the polices face is flat?

[Faktririjekt]

Well then, you obviously didn't marry Sheldon. He nor his children are anything at all pleasant to look at...:sleeping:

[Flameangel]

LOL. No his name was Poe or somthing.

[Kristalrose]

LOL. No his name was Poe or somthing.

I'll bet it was Pao. I liked him, married him once. He was a great sim. Made pretty babies, too. Another one that looks like his brother is Leo the Gardener.

[Flameangel]

Yes it was Pao. Gorgeous baby's one boy one girl. Very good looking

[Faktririjekt]

Yupyup, Shane married Dagmar! :D And they had their first child, a boy. Jonathan Seifer Legacy, "Jonathan" after my nephew that I haven't seen for three years. The house is looking great so far, I'm not dirt poor like I was the first time...I have a REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY (would go on with the 'e's, but then this post would turn into a small novel :rolleyes:) good feeling about this Legacy family. :D :) :bunny:

[Flameangel]

What are the new rules concerning the Expansion Pack?

[SimSay]

I was wondering about this too. But as I have to wait an extra week for Sims U to get to the Uk ( I think they are sending over via stork!) I've decided to play until my Index finger is sore from all the action clicking to avoid prolonging the challenge! As I'm on my 8th generation now!

So far I've married 3 maids, had leo gardener father a child, married a few townies, married Mitch the fireman, on yeah and so far had 3 generations of twin boys which needless to say was a handful! I've got the following coloured ghosts (fire) (scared to death) (poisoning) (drowning) & (starved). I've had 3 Sims die naturally at Platinum level. I have all the career objects apart from the police fingerprint thing!

I have no idea how many points that accumulates to as I'm enjoying the cheat free goal gameplay so much!

But I suppose with Sim U installed you can then marry the check out Sims in Community & the paperboy (if you're good enough friends & can get them to Uni - is that right?) Bonus points for that I'm saying as you have to maintain the relationship for a longer period of time!

[Flameangel]

UPDATE: hehehehe


My Legacy family is moving along nicely. My first generation sim Peg and her husband have just grown into elders.

A couple days later Pegs husband Pao died.

Meanwhile Pegs first son skye (lives in same houshold) got married and had a little girl. She is now a toddler and in a few days a child. Skye and Brandi are also excepecting another little one.

Rose, Pao's younger sister (also used to live in the same houshold) has just grown into a teen. She was in Private School and got straight A's. Rose has moved off to University with a income of 1,500$. When Rose finnally finished freshmen year with her boyfriend. (The guy with a lota tattoos.Can't remember name) Insteas of having a freshmen year blowout party she got engaged to her guy. She finished the semester with A's so she got another 1,000 for spending money. She bought a double sized bed for her and her fiance' for a bit of fun.:p STAY TUNED.

[aharris]

I finally decided to start a legacy while waiting for S2U to come for my big neighborhood. So far, my first sim Sigita Chasset has snared Benjamin Long and gotten him to move him. He just popped the question this morning (so they'll be the Long family from now on), and even if I don't get the two of them to marry, they managed to get pregnant so the first legacy babe is one the way.

Just for fun, I've also decided to start two other legacy fams in the same neighborhood. The place just looked too empty with one tiny 5x5 studio box house on an enormous lot all by itself. Now there are three of them although Benjamin's move in bucks made for a nice expansion.

[Flameangel]

In my Legacy family. My 2nd generation's 2nd child went to university and got engaged. She moved back in with her family. Then she got married. Instead of her last name being pennington like the rest of her family it's now king! Can I change it back? Cause the whole family has to be called Pennignton or whatever the name is!

[Faktririjekt]

Another of my Legacy families, the Seftons, just had their first child, Reuben. There's Ariel Sefton, my original Sim, who's very beautiful and very high up in her medical career and gets a promotion practically every single day, and her husband, Joe Sefton, previously Joe Carr, who's on Level 9 of the Culinary career (though I seem to have been cheated out of the Career reward...:mad:) I thought she was doomed to life as a single Sim, 'cause he and Goopy had both rejected her minutes after meeting her. That was before I found out the telephone is your best friend in these kind of situations :p :D

[Junior]

What are the new rules concerning the Expansion Pack?

I found this link for those who have the EP and want to create a legacy. I have 3 sims in uni and I think I'm going to go with one called Dirk Butler who's a popularity sim...... It's great that you can start your legacy in uni...

[Junior]

I found this link for those who have the EP and want to create a legacy. I have 3 sims in uni and I think I'm going to go with one called Dirk Butler who's a popularity sim...... It's great that you can start your legacy in uni...

Ok it would help if I include the link!!! Here it is:
http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?&openItemID=item.22,root.1,item.43,item.61,item.23&threadID=44f6041de6e2234c4ddeb78eb1567736&directoryID=22&startRow=1#2650f3cc25ad329b4148acf83aeace4f

[Junior]

Just want to check something...The first Sim in my legacy is just about to graduate. When the rules say move into a blank 5x5 lot do the mean an empty house on a 5x5 lot or a totally blank lot?

Just wanted to be sure......

[Faktririjekt]

They mean a totally blank lot, no house whatsoever when the Sim first moves in

[coffeecake13]

I started my own legacy too! I made the Sim like me. :) Out of a perverse fascination to see perhaps what my legacy would be like . . . anyway, the first generation Sim is Kira. She is a fortune Sim and currently working as Cat Burglar, though I have currently taken her off to try to get pregnant with her hubby, Pao the Mailman. (She's about halfway through her adult stage). Unfortunately, once I acquired Pao I realized he's not really good for anything, no job (though plenty of skills), and a popularity aspiration (AKA, not good for moneymaking). So, Pao is gone as soon as Kira has a baby and it turns into a child. Anyway, more updates later . . . and yes . . .

Where have all the good-looking NPCs gone?

[Kristalrose]

LOL!! How many Legacy Families have Pao the Mailman in them??

[Faktririjekt]

I only know three. Dagmar Bertino (that's a girl, surprisingly enough), Joe Carr, and Addison Knight.

[coffeecake13]

After moving Pao out of the house, Kira had her baby boy, Ashley. Then, I had her fall in love with one of her best friends, Joe Carr. Shortly after, Joe moved in, he brought $19,000 and is a fortune sim at the top level of his job (Captain Hero). As Kira neared the end of her adult life, she had another baby boy (Whitney) with Joe. Kira retired at Cat Burglar level, and got a job as a Gofer; she was shortly promoted to executive assistant. Ashley grew up into a Knowledge Teen, and now Whitney is a child. Both are extremely high in charisma skill points, thanks to the Rip Co. Rabbit Head toy.

[Faktririjekt]

You named your SONS Whitney and Ashley? *raises eyebrow*

[aharris]

What's wrong with that? Never heard of the deep South? Ashley was Scarlett O'Hara's childhood love in Gone With The Wind, and Whitney is also a name used in the old south.

[Faktririjekt]

Yes, well, normally, 'Ashley' and 'Whitney' are girl names ;) :D

[ManagerJosh]

they are also boy's names.

I know Whitney was used for a guy in Smallville.

[Mirelly]

Ashley (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=ashley)
Whitney (http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/jun97/flags.html)
Marion (http://www.johnwaynebirthplace.org/)
:cool:

[aharris]

Cary, Stacey

[Faktririjekt]

Stacey? Ok, u have GOT to be joking now! :nervous:

[Mirelly]

Stacey (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=stacey) short for Anastasia or Eustace ... :p

[aharris]

I had two camp councilers named Stacey. One was a girl, one was a guy. I'm surprised you had more trouble with Stacey than with Cary. :)

[coffeecake13]

Er . . . sorry the names caused so much controversy . . . I got Ashley from Gone With the Wind and Whitney just because I've always liked that name for a boy ever since I found out it could be both feminine and masculine. Actually . . . both of these names were originally strictly male, but then as culture evolved I guess they turned into more female.

SO...can we get back to Legacy Challenge stories now? I was really enjoying keeping up with others' stories.

[Faktririjekt]

Okay then. For my update...

I was extremely lucky today. Reuben Sefton, the Legacy heir, grew into a teen (not bad-looking, but with a slightly bony face from Joe and a long-ish chin...might've been from Joe, but I don't think so :depressed:) and his younger twin siblings, Cece and Sam, grew into children. I might have Cece take over the blood if Reuben and his future's wife's children are hideous. :p He's a Family Sim, just like I'd been hoping for, and...could I be any luckier? So is his future wife, Marylena!...she's also not a three-pointer for Niceness, how rare is that? I thought every townie was...

[BabeyGurl]

LOL , I got my Legacy Sim (Peg) To marry the mail man. He's not bad looking and his skills were MAXED OUT! he was a popularity sim. The perfect husband. (that's my legacy update and a statement) Peg is currently ppregnant with a baby. Is there somthing you can do WITHOUT USING A CHEAT to make it more likly for twins? Somone said eat cookies as a snack or somthing....
Ok if u want 2 get twinz here's the deal tho it does have a 50%/40
5 of workin or watever u get it lol.....ok "try 4 a baby" then if it works then u will hear the rock a bye baby. as soon as u hear it pause yor game, n press ctrl+shift+c and type in : twinzR2cute. hope this worx 4 u! but just in case srry if it doesnt

[AlisonSBurke]

Just quickly running back to the unusual boys names, there's Tracy, Shannon, and Courtney, all of which I know. A kid at school's name was Sascha, but that's not that uncommon. Gabriel isn't that uncommon either.

Sorry, I have a fascination for names, back to the legacy thing.

Alison, 14

[AlisonSBurke]

I got a guy to buy the 5x5 square and built him a little "studio" thing, but he's got really low moods and stuff and I'm scared of going back on him in case he dies... Any hints???

Alison, 14

[AlisonSBurke]

Hey, about the twin thing, I had twins with the first family I ever played. It was just... natural. If you go to that poll on your favourite parents thing by kimberlee (I think), my little post thing is there with the story of the twins.

Alison, 14

[surprised_by_witches]

I got a guy to buy the 5x5 square and built him a little "studio" thing, but he's got really low moods and stuff and I'm scared of going back on him in case he dies... Any hints???

Alison, 14
Make some friends. Have him drive to a community lot and greet everyone he sees there, and then call those friends on a regular basis and invite them over once in a while. Have a party, unless that's a fear. Sims need friends. Also, fulfill his wants and make sure his needs are all in the green.

It takes some practice, but eventually it becomes easier.

The more friends and fulfilled wants a sim has, the easier it is to keep them in the green.

[person123]

Try to edit, please, instead of triple-posting.

[Kimblee]

started me a legacy sim...

Alyssa Hamilton.

Day six, got a guy to move in w/ her.

still trying to get him into bed... XP

[surprised_by_witches]

Shoulda picked a romance sim. Try talk/appreciate/entertain, and if you have NL ask him on a date.

That oughta help boost their relationship.

[suziesim]

We began the Legacy challenge with Thadeus Parker-Scott, a family Sim with little more than a bookshelf & a loveseat. Before he even put up walls, Thadeus bought himself a desk, a chair, a cheap computer and a phone. He got himself a job in the Army (they hire everybody!) and then called a cab to head downtown and troll for babes. He spent a fun afternoon meeting new people, playing pool, relaxing in the hot tubs and bowling (which he sucks at with his zero body skill). Fortunately the 50’s dinner makes a mean chef salad, because this guy doesn’t have any food at home. He flirted up a cute cowgirl and a bowler babe with pigtails forever, but no one really caught his eye. Exhausted from his travels, he was grilling up some hotdogs for some new friends at the Museum when SHE walked in – Caryl Carlson, and they knew it was love at first sight. Tad was exhausted, but he got her number, promised to call the next day & grabbed a cab home for some much needed rest.
Tuesday, Tad proved himself an able recruit & got promoted, so he could afford a few more luxuries, he upgraded his bed and had himself a good nap. True to his word, he called Caryl that night for their first date. He knew his way around Sim Lanes, so they headed there for a fun evening of dining, dancing and a little first-date photo op. They were both crushing on each other and couldn’t get enough of the playing and flirting – isn’t that the fun of dating? He also learned that she was turned on by facial hair & cologne, so he stopped at the corner store on his way home for a little of the smelly stuff, and vowed never to shave again.
Wednesday was a day off, so Tad used the time to build a few friendships whilst gathered around the Yummy Channel. That shows just how cute this guy is because my VeronaVille playable sims usually wouldn’t sit still for a minute on a dilapidated loveseat, watching the Yummy channel on a small screen, out on a patch of grass. Oddly enough, Caryl called him that very afternoon for an outing – he jumped at the opportunity to see his lady love again. I think she was testing the waters, because she brought along a few friends for security – I think at least 8 piled out of that cab. Fortunately, there were enough pinball machines and pool tables at the corner strip mall to keep everyone happy while Tad stole a few minutes alone with Caryl for a bit of flirting and smooching. Tad offered to cook up a plate of his famous hotdogs for the crowd and they had a good outing, not great, but Tad just had to pee & he didn’t really care what anyone but Caryl wanted. Tad hung around for a bit of slow dancing afterwards and made best friends with Caryl – after only 2 days – go figure.
Due to the time change between downtown and Tad’s house, he was able to get a good nap, a quick shower, admire his recently grown ‘stash and goatee and still call Caryl out for their second date before it got too late to call. They headed for Landoste, where they wined and dined in style. Tad couldn’t help himself & popped the question half way through dinner. Caryl enthusiastically accepted his proposal (and the ring!) & after she finished her dinner, she was quite responsive to some veryclose slow dancing and hot making out. He invited her home, yada yada yada, (he had to sell back his computer to get a double bed), and married quietly in the front yard of their mostly empty 5X5 lot. They consummated their nuptials and Caryl’s now preggers with the first of the Parker-Scott progeny. Fortunately, Caryl arrived with a dowry, so they are able to put up some walls and lay a few floor tiles before the arrival of first born.
Now, Tad wants to marry off 6 children and Caryl ($$) wants to be a All Star – but how will she ever get the chance to go to work if Tad won’t let her have a moments peace in the bedroom?? He better start earning some decent money to buy his lady love all the trinkets that she’s dreaming of… ;)

[jupitershana]

I liked your story Suzie, you should consider starting a story thread with this family!

[Mirelly]

Yeas. Well written. Keep going :)

[suziesim]

thank you - I've never shared my sim-stories before. How does a sim-addict start a story thread? Is it like a photo album? I haven't taken many pix.
Any way, Tad and Caryl have settled into married life, poor Caryl burns everything the first time she tries to cook it, so there's no danger of Tad getting fat (no fires, just black food, thank you). Tad worked his way up through the ranks until he earned the excerise run reward item and then decided that he didn't like getting up so early and got himself a respectible office job.
The blessed day (actually middle of the night) finally arrived and the stork brought 2 new bundles of joy into the Parker-Scott household. Little Alex and Archie were born and Caryl immediately wanted to hire a nanny; such maternal instincts. :cool: Now that she's unencumbered, she's found herself a career in the athletic field, and has been working her way quickly up the ranks. She better run fast, because if Tad catches her, she's going to be preggers again.
Tad is working his way up the corporate ladder and making friends in all the right places. He's thrown himself into fatherhood, teaching the tykes to walk and use the potty, etc. and drops exhausted into bed each night. The boys have been enjoying the heck out of their Wobbly Wabbit toys (must have 2) and don't care much for their baths or the nanny. But they'll both grow into happy children tomorrow at the stroke of 6, so they won't have to see much of her any more. And nobody needs to learn to walk or talk tonight & Tad's not quite so tired - watch out Caryl - those cribs won't be empty for long... ;)

[surprised_by_witches]

Click "start new thread" in the Sims 2 General Discussion forum. I know there's one called Fan Fiction but no one seems to go there.

Give your story a catchy name, and you're off!

Always glad to welcome a new writer.

[suziesim]

Tad & Caryl did indeed conceive their third child that night. Despite horrific morning sickness, Caryl managed to make it into work and get promoted again before her maternity leave kicked in. Tad’s a bit short in the logic department so he won’t be promoted yet, but he’s off all weekend so he can work on some skill building & leave his poor sweetie alone. Alex loves his piano lessons, so he’s almost hit his 8th skill point in creativity already, while Archie would rather sit at the chess board for hours - maybe he could teach his dad a thing or two. Tad had a pool built in the backyard when the boys grew up from toddlers, but nobody is really drawn to it, this whole crew is a little short on the active scores.
Everybody wants the twins to get into Private school, but Caryl hasn’t had a chance to practice her Pork Chop cooking yet, and right now she’s too tired to throw together anything but pancakes in the morning and Tad does up a batch of spaghetti at night. Maybe if the twins bring their grades up a bit, we’ll invite the headmaster over this weekend. Tad should stop at the store tonight to make sure that fridge is well stocked & maybe pick up a new espresso machine.

[person123]

You could also make a story album...that way, people at thesims2.com can view it too, rather than just here at WorldSims...

[AlisonSBurke]

Sorry I wrote my legacy story here but I think I'll leave the storytelling to the professionals :p It was far too long anyway

[suziesim]

Well, you have all inspired me & I have been out exploring. I've began my own blog for my legacy story & I've even learned how to post pictures (& NOT thumbnails!), so everyone can see my sorry sims. Tad & Caryl are well on their way to his 10 kids IW, with the first 4 off to Uni & Tad's just been abducted (whoot!) & should be showing soon with their 7th child & first alien baby.
They're very bland - there's no zombies or vampires or bizarre deaths (yet), but I've got many wonderful things planned for them. Please visit them at your leisure & post me a comment a two. http://suziesim.blogspot.com/
Thank you again for opening this new world to me - I'm having a blast! :D

[Willow_Tara]

Well it first started off with a lecagacy sim named Jalisa Gregory.
She was able to afford a small home with a bed, couch, kitched stuff and bathroom.

Somm after, she finally got married to Brandon Lilliar, and not long after came baby Tahlia, who is an adult now, married and pregnant. Before becoming an elder Jalisa had two more children named Liz and Amber. Brandon was still a adult when she became an elder, but Brandon had to suffewr when he got fired and blew all thier money, and I mean seriously suffer...

Now they are both Eklders, Tahlia married and expecting a baby, Amber isn't far from from being an adult but Liz stioll has a bit to go.. Both elders may not have long to live thought.. But Jalisa is seevreal days older then Brandon

[simgurl84]

Wow, this game looks fun. I wish there were even more challenges.

[Willow_Tara]

There is, things such as the Poverty or Asylum challenges, alot of challenges around to do

[simgurl84]

I am disapointed about my Legacy Challenge family. When my Sim, who I named Star Legacy, married Benjamin Long, she took his last name!!! Therefore my Legacy family is now the Long family. Too bad.

[Lynet]

That happened to me, too. My original family had two sons and one of them accidently ended up with his wife's last name. :rolleyes: I didn't know that it depended on which one proposed marriage. Fotunately, I still had the other son, but he had daughters. I decided that the men they married would have to take their wives' last name. :D I gave up on pursuing the legacy challenge after that. Too many rules broken already.

[simgurl84]

I have been playing this legacy challenge and it has made my game far more interesting. However, it is very difficult. My sims are really struggling to stay young, make money, and have enough money to support their kid!

[person123]

It's even more challenging when you're writing a story and have to be constantly on the lookout for funny, interesting, and/or sweet moments to take a picture of...it's pretty much a Legacy's job to squeeze the funny juice out of anything and everything.

[Lynet]

Your're doing a really good job, though, 123. Your legacy story is great. :D

[AlisonSBurke]

Yeah, I agree, I love reading your Legacy story, it's really funny.

[person123]

Thank you! At least my buddies on WorldSims appreciate the great amount of work I put into playing a game. :rolleyes:

[surprised_by_witches]

Hey, 123, finally read chapter 4. What a hoot. I tried to rate it and clicked on the wrong thing a couple of times, yeah, I know, I'm demented.

Anyway, I meant to choose "amazing." Very very funny. You are so mean to those poor little sims.

[person123]

Thank you! Unfortunately, I just can't seem to find the time to finish the next chapter anymore...my brother recently decided to start playing World of Warcraft again, so the only time I get to sim is when he's not home, or still asleep...and I just can't bring myself to wake up early during summer break just to get an hour or so of simming. Everyday he makes up an excuse, like "Oh, I'm taking down the dragon boss!" or "Oh, we have to finish this raid first!" and, coincidentally, the "raid" takes the whole freaking day. I really have to talk to my mom about this....I've only simmed like two hours this whole week, and he's just on the game computer 24/7. It gets me MAADDDD. :mad:

This is my brother--:dead:.

[Chee-Z]

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*is addicted to WoW and Sims* :o